Overhead

OBJECTIVES
● Strengthens abdominals, glutes, back, and arm extensors.
● Strengthens hip flexors and extensors.
● Improves lumbar and scapular stabilization.
● Improves flexibility of spine and hamstrings.
● Develops sequential spine articulation.

EXERCISE
● Lying on back, legs straight and together on footbar, arms extended to ceiling with straps.

● In one motion, lift legs overhead parallel to floor while bringing arms straight down to carriage.
Lift legs to ceiling maintaining arm position.
Slowly lower spine down onto carriage.
When tailbone touches carriage, lift arms overhead and bring legs back down to start.
● Inhale with legs overhead.
Exhale legs to ceiling.
Inhale spine rolls down.
Exhale legs back to start position.

3-5 times
2 springs

CUES
● Navel to spine.
● Relaxed neck.
● Reach through the arms.
● Toes to the sky as the spine rolls down.